Yelp is using your Facebook info without permission? (opens in new tab)

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6 pointsjespi8815y ago4 comments

I don't know how I fee about it. I've been a long time user of yelp, but using my Facebook information without prior permission seems off base to me. Thoughts?

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benatkin15y ago

It's called "Instant Personalization".

http://gigaom.com/2010/04/22/facebooks-instant-personalizati...

Old instructions on how to turn it off, back when it was simple:

http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/23/how-to-opt-ou...

But of course, facebook doesn't want you to turn it off so they made it a few clicks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0Ei3HNeQkc

stevejohnson15y ago

I have the Disconnect extension for Chrome installed so I can't see what the submitter is trying to get me to see. Can someone fill me in?

I'll be an intern at Yelp this summer, so I'd like to know what I'm getting into if shady things are happening.

nano8115y ago

I assume the poster is looking at instant personalization on Yelp (http://www.facebook.com/instantpersonalization/), which was introduced last April.

RockyMcNuts15y ago

yes they are

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/eastbay/yelp-and-the-business-...

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